Women's Roller Derby Double-Header Set To Aid Animal Shelter In Monmouth County

Four roller derby teams will gather in Aberdeen to raise funds for a local nonprofit animal shelter, according to organizers.

The doors at the Tab Ramos Sports Center open at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, and the whistle for the first game is 6:30 p.m., with a portion of the proceeds going to Tails of Hope, a nonprofit animal shelter based in Oakhurst.

The event features the high-intensity sport of women’s flat-track roller derby in a double-header of games: the Jersey Shore Roller Girls All-Stars versus Two Rivers Roller Derby, followed by the host team the Central Jersey Roller Vixens playing Shoreline Roller Derby from Connecticut.

Also part of the festivities is a short demonstration game of how roller derby is played, provided by the Jersey Junior Roller Derby League, a youth-league based in Jackson.

Tails of Hope also will be accepting donations of pet food, toys and treats for kitten and puppies are welcome, and some of the shelter pets will be visiting the sports center that day.

Tickets can be purchased at tinyurl.com/sept24bout or at the door that day. Tab Ramos is located at 16 Blair Road, Aberdeen.

The Central Jersey Roller Vixens home games are a Nov. 12 bout to benefit veterans charities and Dec. 10 for holiday toy drive.

For more information, visit centraljerseyrollervixens.com.

Roller derby, by Terrence McNally, via Flickr, under Creative Commons license